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plans by providing these grants for sports clubs.”
The scheme has been launched in line with Ireland’s new National EV Charging Infrastructure Strategy.
Developed in partnership with Sports Ireland and Sports Governing Bodies across the island, clubs can apply to install a fast EV charge point at their grounds.
Minister for Sport, Catherine Martin, said: “It makes sense to work collaboratively on climate action, North and South, to achieve together a carbon neutral future.”
Applications will be gathered and assessed by Pobal, who will provide guidance and who will support applicants.
Pobal CEO Anna Shakespeare said: “The Shared Island Sports Club EV Charging Scheme is a very timely and important initiative to support the rollout of electric vehicle charging points at sport club facilities across the island.”
NO WORD yet on its plans for Ireland but the big news in the motoring world today is that Ford in the USA is cutting prices on its Mustang Mach-E electric SUV by as much as $6,000 just weeks after market leader Tesla took similar steps.
The Detroit automaker is increasing production of the Mach-E this year and said it is taking advantage of streamlined costs to reduce prices across the board.
The cut comes just over two weeks after Tesla Inc. dropped prices from 6% to nearly 20% in the United States on most of its models in an effort to bolster demand and raise market share, a move that was echoed here in Ireland where
prices came down immediately, with many believing it was due to concerns over poor resale values for Elon Musk’s hi-tech and very expensive vehicles.
Ford’s move will almost certainly force other automakers to trim prices as well, touching off a bit of a price war for electric vehicles, said Jeff Schuster, president of global forecasting for LMC Automotive, a Detroitarea consulting firm.
“To remain price competitive to consumers, it’s going to require a response from anyone who wants to play in this area,” he said.
Although Ford didn’t mention Tesla in its state